patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) (05/29/90)
In article <9114@bunny.GTE.COM> abh0@bunny.gte.com.UUCP (Andrew Hudson) writes: >When Windows 3.0 is released next week there will be a lot of >stuff that people will want to swap: questions, software, etc. >I would like to know what places are good repositories >for Windows related stuff. I know that there is a directory >full of older Window things on Clarkson's Grape machine. >There are also online systems like The Source, and BIX. >Can anyone recommend other bulletin boards, or magazines? CompuServe is the best place I know of. On there is a Windows user forum, a Windows devloper forum, and two new forums for Windows applications (each forum contains, um, about 15 sections for WinApp companies. We're under one of these forums and I've found it a good place to learn a lot about what's out there. There are also a few magazines. Windows Shoppers Guide (a magazine, not the thing that comes with Windows), WugNet, A Microsoft Newsletter, etc. -- "Organized fandom is composed of a bunch of nitpickers with a thing for trivial pursuit." -Harlan Ellison Patrick Deupree -> patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us
abh0@GTE.COM (Andrew Hudson) (05/30/90)
In article <1990May28.225859.7947@chinet.chi.il.us< patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) writes: <In article <9114@bunny.GTE.COM< abh0@bunny.gte.com.UUCP (Andrew Hudson) writes: <<When Windows 3.0 is released next week there will be a lot of <<stuff that people will want to swap: questions, software, etc. <<I would like to know what places are good repositories <<for Windows related stuff. I know that there is a directory <<full of older Window things on Clarkson's Grape machine. <<There are also online systems like The Source, and BIX. <<Can anyone recommend other bulletin boards, or magazines? < <CompuServe is the best place I know of. On there is a Windows user forum, <a Windows devloper forum, and two new forums for Windows applications (each <forum contains, um, about 15 sections for WinApp companies. We're under <one of these forums and I've found it a good place to learn a lot about <what's out there. < <There are also a few magazines. Windows Shoppers Guide (a magazine, not the <thing that comes with Windows), WugNet, A Microsoft Newsletter, etc. <-- < <Patrick Deupree -< patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us Compuserve sounds real nice, but what I would really like to see is better use of USENET. It's only a matter of months (maybe weeks!) before comp.windows.ms is innundated by all the usually repetive requests for this kind of information. I am in the process of compiling a list of phone numbers, addresses, internet archive sites, freeware/shareware program descriptions, etc. I would like to suggest that if you have info of this sort (e.g. what number to call to order or upgrade MSW) please post it and I'll add it to my list. Thanks. - Andrew Hudson